WRL 5 - Week Four

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Biarritz Olympique 25 - 21 Leicester Tigers

Biarritz Olympique
Manager - Fluxy

01. Fabian Barcella	09. Dimitri Yachvilli
02. Romain Terrain	10. Damian Traille (k)
03. Sylvain Marconnet
04. Manual Carriza	11. Tommy Bowe
05. Erik Lund	12. Marcelo Bosch
06. Daniel Lydiate	13. Aurelien Rougerie
07. Sam Warburton (c)	14. George North
08. Imanol Harinordoquy	15. Adam Ashley-Cooper

Subs: 16. Campbell Johnstone, 17.Benoit August, 18. Raphael Lakafia, 19. Talaelei Gray, 20. Jean-Pascal Barraque, 21. Jerome Peyrelongue, 22. Iain Balshaw

Leicester Tigers
Manager - LukeLovesLuka

01. Marcos Ayerza	09. Ben Youngs
02. Stephen Moore	10. Toby Flood (k)
03. Martin Castrogiovanni
04. Louis Deacon	11. Alesana Tuilagi
05. Chris Jack (c)	12. Matt Giteau
06. Tom Croft	13. Ryan Crotty
07. Heinrich Brussow	14. Sitiveni Sivivatu
08. Thomas Waldrom	15. Geordan Murphy

Subs: 16. Boris Stankovich, 17. George Chuter, 18. Dan Cole, 19. George Skivington, 20. Jordan Crane, 21. James Grindal, 22. Billy Twelvetrees

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Crusaders 27 - 23 Hurricanes

Crusaders
Manager - Driver

01. Ben Franks	09. Kahn Fotuali'i
02. Matthew Rees	10. Dan Carter (k)
03. Owen Franks
04. Brad Thorn	11. Zac Guildford
05. Sam Whitelock	12. Sonny Bill Williams
06. Adam Thomson	13. Robbie Freaun
07. Richie McCaw (c)	14. Sean Maitland
08. Kieren Read	15. Israel Dagg

Subs: 16.Quinton McDonald, 17.Wyatt Crockett, 18.Luke Romero, 19.Steve Mafi, 20.Frédéric Michalak, 21.Tyler Bleyendaal, 22.Adam Whitelock

Hurricanes
Manager - Bathite

01. Thomas Domingo	09. Andrew Ellis
02. Andrew Hore	10. Quade Cooper (k)
03. Neema Tialata
04. Victor Matfield (c)	11. Hosea Gear
05. Bryn Evans	12. Ma'a Nonu
06. Jerome Kaino	13. Conrad Smith
07. David Pocock	14. Julia Savea
08. Victor Vito	15. Cory Jane

Subs: Schwalger, Coles, Thrush, So'ailao, Keats, Cruden, Taylor

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Toulouse 22 - 26 Northampton Saints

Toulouse
Manager - Steven_Sharks

01. Soane Tonga'uhia	09. Byron Kelleher
02. William Servat (c)	10. Jean Marc Doussain (k)
03. Nicolas Mas
04. Romain Millo-Chulski	11. Cedric Heymans
05. Bakkies Botha	12. Clement Poitrenaud
06. Yannick Nyanga	13. Yannick Jauzion
07. Matt Todd	14. Vincent Clerc
08. Louis Picamoles	15. Ben Foden

Subs: 16. Virgil Lacombe, 17. Census Johnston, 18. Yohann Maestri, 19. Jean Bouilhou, 20. Nicolas Bezy, 21. Florian Fritz, 22. Yann David

Northampton Saints
Manager - Pullthetrings

01. Jean-Baptiste Poux	09. Will Genia
02. Dylan Hartley (c)	10. Nick Evans
03. Brian Mujati
04. Courtney Lawes	11. Bruce Reihana
05. Patricio Albacete	12. James Downey
06. Juan Smith	13. Jacque Fourie
07. Tom Wood	14. James O'Conner
08. Sergio Parisse	15. Maxime Medard

Subs: 16. Brett Sharman 17. Tom Mercey 18. Mark Sorenson 19. Phil Dowson 20. Stuart Commins 21. Shane Geraghty 22. Jon Clarke

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Waratars 22 - 20 Sharks

Waratars
Manager - Inthefastlane

01. Benn Robinson	09. Luke Burgess
02. Tatadu Polota Nau	10. Berrick Barnes (k)
03. Adam Jones
04. Danie Roussow	11. Drew Mitchell
05. Dean Mumm	12. Brackin Karauria-Henry
06. Sean O'Brien	13. Rob Horne
07. Schalk Burger (c)	14. Lachie Turner
08. Wycliff Palu	15. Kurtley Beale

Subs: 16 S Kefu, 17 Josh Holmes, 18 Dave Dennis, 19 Cameron Jowitt, 20 Jeremy Tilse, 21 Damien Fitzpatrick, 22 Pat O'Connor

Sharks
Manager - Prop_Lyd

01. Tendai Mtwarira	09. Mike Phillips
02. Bismark Du Plessis	10. Rhys Priestland (k)
03. Jannie Du Plessis
04. Alistair Hargreaves	11. Lwazi Mvovo
05. Luke Charteris	12. Stefan Terblanche
06. Willem Alberts	13. Brian O'Driscoll
07. Keegan Daniel	14. JP Pieterson
08. Toby Faletau	15. Patrick Lambie

Subs: 16. J.Smit 17. E.Van Staden 18. Steven Sykes 19. R.Kankowski 20. C.McLeod 21. O.Ndungane 22. R.Swanepoel

Belting fixtures every week in this League!

01. Tendai Mtwarira	09. Mike Phillips
02. Bismark Du Plessis	10. Rhys Priestland (k)
03. Jannie Du Plessis
04. Alistair Hargreaves	11. Lwazi Mvovo
05. Luke Charteris	12. Stefan Terblanche
06. Willem Alberts	13. BOD
07. Keegan Daniel	14. JP Pieterson
08. Toby Faletau	15. Patrick Lambie

Subs: 16. J.Smit 17. E.Van Staden 18. Steven Sykes 19. R.Kankowski 20. C.McLeod 21. O.Ndungane 22. R.Swanepoel

Domingo
Hore
Tialata
Matfield
Evans
Kaino
Pocock (c)
Vito
Ellis
Cooper (k)
Gear
Nonu
Smith
Savea
Jane

Schwalger
Coles
Thrush
So'ailao
Keats
Cruden
Taylor

1. Soane Tonga'uhia
2. William Servat
3. Nicolas Mas
4. Romain Millo-Chuski
5. Bakkies Botha
6. Yannick Nyanga
7. Matt Todd
8. Louis Picamoles
9. Byron Kellaher
10. Jean Marc Doussain
11. Cedric Heymans
12. Clement Poitrenaud
13. Yannick Jauzion
14. Vincent Clerc
15. Ben Foden

16. Virgil Lacombe
17. Census Johnston
18. Yohann Maestri
19. Jean Bouilhou
20. Nicolas Bezy
21. Florian Fritz
22. Yann David

Leicester Tigers:

1. Marcos Ayerza
2. Stephen Moore
3. Martin Castrogiovanni
4. Louis Deacon
5. Chris Jack (c)
6. Tom Croft
7. Heinrich Brussow
8. Thomas Waldrom

09. Ben Youngs
10. Toby Flood (k)
11. Alesana Tuilagi
12. Matt Giteau
13. Ryan Crotty
14. Sitiveni Sivivatu
15. Geordan Murphy

16. Boris Stankovich
17. George Chuter
18. Dan Cole
19. George Skivington
20. Jordan Crane
21. James Grindal
22. Billy Twelvetrees

Crusaders make 1 change to the team from last week with Sam Whitelock coming in for Christian Day.

1.Ben Franks
2.Matt Rees
3.Owen Franks
4.Brad Thorn
5.Sam Whitelock
6.Adam Thomson
7.Richie McCaw (c)
8.Kieron Read

9.Kahn Fotuali'i
10.Dan Carter
11.Zac Guildford
12.Sonny Bill Williams
13.Robbie Freuan
14.Sean Maitland
15.Isreal Dagg

16.Quinton McDonald
17.Wyatt Crockett
18.Luke Romero
19.Steve Mafi
20.Frédéric Michalak
21.Tyler Bleyendaal
22.Adam Whitelock

B.O 24-21 Tigers

Crusader 28-30 Canes

Toulouse 19-20 Saints

BO 21 - 19 Tigers
Toulouse 22 - 25 Saints
Waratahs 20 - 19 Sharks

Biarritz 21 - 20 Leicester Tigers
Crusaders 26 - 23 Hurricanes
Waratahs 23 - 24 Sharks

Biarritz Olympique 25 - 26 Leicester Tigers

Really hard to separate these sides. Tigers probably take the pack, dominating in the set piece. Biarritz have talent in the backs, particuarly the back three. Unsure how well Traille will get them going though. Going for Tigers to shade it, with their half back duo working well for Flood to snatch it.

Crusaders 18 - 16 Hurricanes

A dogged old display from the Crusaders. Strong running from the Canes back line, really tested the Cruasders defence and McCaw's fitness levels. Back row contest fasinating. Carters kicking wins them the game.

Waratars 24 - 20 Sharks

Tough game to call. Tars pack is more mobile and would wear the Sharks pack down I think. The Welsh half back duo pull the strings and pile pressure on the tars. Moments of magic from the Waratars back three which made the Sharks look silly and was enough to see the home win.

Biarritz 27-24 Tigers
Crusaders 26-22 Hurricanes
Toulouse 18-20 Saints

Crusaders 26 - 23 Hurricanes
Motm: Thorn


Toulouse 18 - 21 Northampton Saints
Motm: Genia


Waratars 19 - 17 Sharks
Motm: Beale

BO 20 Tigers 20
Toulouse 28 Saints 29
Waratahs 18 Sharks 18


Just Fluxy to predict and he hasn't been on for a while......

WEEK 4 Results

Biarritz 25 - 21 Tigers
Crusaders 27 - 23 Hurricanes
Toulouse 22 - 26 Saints
Waratahs 22 - 20 Sharks

SCORERS

Biarritz 25 – 21 Tigers
(T) Bowe, Warburton, North ; Croft, A.Tuilagi
(C) Traille (2/3) ; Flood (1/2)
(P) Traille (2/3) ; Flood (3/5)
MOTM: Warburton

Crusaders 27 – 23 Hurricanes
(T) Fruean, Guildford ; Pocock, Smith (2)
(C) Carter (1/2) ; Cooper (1/3)
(P) Carter (5/5) ; Cooper (2/2)
MOTM: Carter

Toulouse 22 – 26 Northampton
(T) Foden, Servat ; JOC, Genia, Hartley
(C) Doussain (0/2) ; Evans (1/1) ;
(P) Doussain (4/4) ; Evans (3/4) ;
MOTM: Genia

Waratahs 22 – 20 Sharks
(T) SOB, Mitchell ; Alberts 2
(C) Barnes (0/2) ; Priestland (2/2)
(P) Barnes (4/4) ; Priestland (2/3)
MOTM: SOB